Assessment of uranium exposure in drinking water sources across Ganderbal, Jammu and Kashmir: A biokinetic modelling approach

IF 3.4 2区地球科学 Q1 GEOCHEMISTRY & GEOPHYSICS

Journal of Geochemical Exploration Pub Date : 2025-03-24 DOI:10.1016/j.gexplo.2025.107763

Mehak Mohi u Din , Salik Nazir , Shakeel Simnani , Mohammad Rafiq Chakan , Sajad Masood , Supriya Rani , Amit Kumar Singla

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Abstract

In response to concerns regarding potential health risks like nephritis, potential alterations to bone structure, and carcinogenic effects associated with uranium contamination in drinking water, a comprehensive study was conducted across Ganderbal, Jammu & Kashmir to address concerns about potential health hazards associated with uranium contamination in drinking water. The study quantified uranium concentrations in 153 water samples collected from various sources. The uranium concentrations ranged from 0.51 to 6.83 μg L⁻¹, with an average concentration of 1.15 μg L⁻¹. The age and gender-specific annual effective ingestion doses were calculated along with carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic health risks. The study used Li's hair compartment model to analyze the biokinetics and toxic effects of uranium within the adult human body, particularly focusing on distribution, target organs for retention, and uranium excretion over a 60-year exposure period.

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Journal of Geochemical Exploration 地学-地球化学与地球物理

CiteScore

7.40

自引率

7.70%

发文量

148

审稿时长

8.1 months

期刊介绍： Journal of Geochemical Exploration is mostly dedicated to publication of original studies in exploration and environmental geochemistry and related topics. Contributions considered of prevalent interest for the journal include researches based on the application of innovative methods to: define the genesis and the evolution of mineral deposits including transfer of elements in large-scale mineralized areas. analyze complex systems at the boundaries between bio-geochemistry, metal transport and mineral accumulation. evaluate effects of historical mining activities on the surface environment. trace pollutant sources and define their fate and transport models in the near-surface and surface environments involving solid, fluid and aerial matrices. assess and quantify natural and technogenic radioactivity in the environment. determine geochemical anomalies and set baseline reference values using compositional data analysis, multivariate statistics and geo-spatial analysis. assess the impacts of anthropogenic contamination on ecosystems and human health at local and regional scale to prioritize and classify risks through deterministic and stochastic approaches. Papers dedicated to the presentation of newly developed methods in analytical geochemistry to be applied in the field or in laboratory are also within the topics of interest for the journal.